Tag: Barbara J. King

anthropologyworks , August 19th, 2015
“Blood coming out of her wherever” National Public Radio (U.S.) carried a piece about cross-cultural attitudes toward menstruation, noting that while negative attitudes about menstruating women ar…

anthropologyworks , August 4th, 2015
Seeking Angelina lips The Globe and Mail reported on the growing use by women in Canada of cosmetic surgery, pointing to a look that is called “richface.” The…

anthropologyworks , June 22nd, 2015
Hate in America In the wake of the shooting in Charleston, many wonder what drives a person to commit a hate crime and whether hate groups have influence. …

anthropologyworks , June 7th, 2015
Porn-driven female genital esthetics The Globe and Mail reported on growing industry in women’s genital esthetics, illustrating its point with some details about genital-area waxing and skin t…